Question 1

In order to extract kerogen, it must be ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Heated to 480$\circ$C 
B) Removed by a salt/brine solution 
C) Kept at a temperature of 25$\circ$C or below, or it will evaporate 
D) Converted to a gas before it can be transported 
A) Heated to 480$\circ$C 
B) Removed by a salt/brine solution 
C) Kept at a temperature of 25$\circ$C or below, or it will evaporate 
D) Converted to a gas before it can be transported

Question 2

Uranium fuel is ____________ before it can be put into a reactor.

Accepted Answer

A) Extensively processed to clean and purify it 
B) Found in concentrated form in the Earth and then washed 
C) Produced by bombarding it with electrons from radioactive plutonium 
D) Extensively processed in order to change it to a safer form 
E) None of these is correct 
A) Extensively processed to clean and purify it 
B) Found in concentrated form in the Earth and then washed 
C) Produced by bombarding it with electrons from radioactive plutonium 
D) Extensively processed in order to change it to a safer form 
E) None of these is correct

Question 3

World coal reserves are substantially smaller than petroleum reserves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Interest in nuclear power as a major world energy source

Accepted Answer

A) Was strong in the 1950s but has since faded 
B) Gradually built to a peak in the 1980s and 1990s 
C) Reached a peak of interest due to the Gulf War 
D) Has been consistently low since it was invented 
E) Is increasing because of its low cost 
A) Was strong in the 1950s but has since faded 
B) Gradually built to a peak in the 1980s and 1990s 
C) Reached a peak of interest due to the Gulf War 
D) Has been consistently low since it was invented 
E) Is increasing because of its low cost

Question 5

Evaluate the costs and benefits (more than economic) of using coal, oil, and natural gas.In your evaluation, provide the pros and cons and the context in which each energy source would work best.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Evaluate the costs and benefits (more than...

Question 6

The fuel used in a conventional PWR or BWR nuclear power plant is

Accepted Answer

A) Plutonium 
B) Uranium 
C) Thorium 
D) Cadmium 
E) Any one of these 
A) Plutonium 
B) Uranium 
C) Thorium 
D) Cadmium 
E) Any one of these

Question 7

Most useful oil deposits are usually found

Accepted Answer

A) In a liquid pool under a layer of impermeable shale 
B) Saturating porous rocks, like water in a sponge 
C) Locked in the mineral structure of a rock formation 
D) In pools on the earth's surface, where geologic pressures have forced them to collect 
E) In small pools directly above the bedrock 
A) In a liquid pool under a layer of impermeable shale 
B) Saturating porous rocks, like water in a sponge 
C) Locked in the mineral structure of a rock formation 
D) In pools on the earth's surface, where geologic pressures have forced them to collect 
E) In small pools directly above the bedrock

Question 8

Power is the

Accepted Answer

A) Rate of energy delivery (work done per second) 
B) Amount of energy available 
C) Capacity to do work (force over distance) 
D) Combination of the rate of energy delivery, amount of energy available, and the capacity to do work 
E) Amount of work done when a force of one newton is exerted over one meter 
A) Rate of energy delivery (work done per second) 
B) Amount of energy available 
C) Capacity to do work (force over distance) 
D) Combination of the rate of energy delivery, amount of energy available, and the capacity to do work 
E) Amount of work done when a force of one newton is exerted over one meter

Question 9

The MOST likely disaster in a nuclear power plant is that

Accepted Answer

A) The plant would explode like a nuclear bomb 
B) Cooling systems could fail, causing rapid overheating 
C) Fuel rods could fail to maintain chain reactions 
D) Nuclear fusion would get out of control and cause explosions 
E) All of these are equally likely 
A) The plant would explode like a nuclear bomb 
B) Cooling systems could fail, causing rapid overheating 
C) Fuel rods could fail to maintain chain reactions 
D) Nuclear fusion would get out of control and cause explosions 
E) All of these are equally likely

Question 10

A breeder reactor is designed to

Accepted Answer

A) Burn on multiple types of fuels, such as plutonium, uranium and thorium 
B) Create fissionable plutonium from spent fission reactor fuel 
C) Operate on a very small scale 
D) Be safer than any other type of reactor 
E) Be cooled with cadmium cooling rods 
A) Burn on multiple types of fuels, such as plutonium, uranium and thorium 
B) Create fissionable plutonium from spent fission reactor fuel 
C) Operate on a very small scale 
D) Be safer than any other type of reactor 
E) Be cooled with cadmium cooling rods

Question 11

One ____________ of natural gas is that it is ____________ than either coal or oil.

Accepted Answer

A) Disadvantage; harder to ship and store 
B) Advantage; easier to build infrastructure for transporting it 
C) Disadvantage; harder to sell 
D) Advantage; easier to find 
E) Disadvantage; less abundant 
A) Disadvantage; harder to ship and store 
B) Advantage; easier to build infrastructure for transporting it 
C) Disadvantage; harder to sell 
D) Advantage; easier to find 
E) Disadvantage; less abundant

Question 12

For much of the past decade, battles were going on over oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The main pollutant released by coal burning is

Accepted Answer

A) Mercury vapor 
B) Methane 
C) Sulfur oxides 
D) Volatile organic compounds 
E) NOx 
A) Mercury vapor 
B) Methane 
C) Sulfur oxides 
D) Volatile organic compounds 
E) NOx

Question 14

Worldwide, coal deposits are

Accepted Answer

A) Widespread but rarely in economic quantities 
B) Relatively difficult to find 
C) Highly unusual formations 
D) Widespread and extensive 
E) Decreasing at alarming rates 
A) Widespread but rarely in economic quantities 
B) Relatively difficult to find 
C) Highly unusual formations 
D) Widespread and extensive 
E) Decreasing at alarming rates

Question 15

Methane produced from animal waste or by digesting garbage is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) Conventional gas source 
B) Unconventional gas resource 
C) By-product of human activities 
D) Nonrenewable energy source 
E) Unconventional gas resource and a by-product of human activities 
A) Conventional gas source 
B) Unconventional gas resource 
C) By-product of human activities 
D) Nonrenewable energy source 
E) Unconventional gas resource and a by-product of human activities

Question 16

Pressurized fluid and chemicals injected into a well are used in a mining process called _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) Placer mining 
B) High pressure welling 
C) Heap-leach extraction 
D) Hydraulic fracturing 
A) Placer mining 
B) High pressure welling 
C) Heap-leach extraction 
D) Hydraulic fracturing

Question 17

Fossil fuels currently supply about 50 percent of the world's commercial energy supplies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Improving the fuel economy of cars and light trucks in America would save more oil than is ever likely to be recovered from ANWR.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Most nuclear plants in the United States use _________ to cool fuel rods and run turbines.

Accepted Answer

A) Pressurized air and water 
B) Forced air 
C) Freon, as in a refrigerator, 
D) Pressurized water and steam 
E) Liquid sodium 
A) Pressurized air and water 
B) Forced air 
C) Freon, as in a refrigerator, 
D) Pressurized water and steam 
E) Liquid sodium

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a drawback of burning coal for electricity?

Accepted Answer

A) Coal reserves in the U.S.are plentiful. 
B) Much of the coal mined is through mountain top removal and valley fill, which leads to major environmental problems near the mine sites. 
C) When burned, coal gives off a high amount of sulfur compounds and mercury. 
D) Toxic coal ash much be stored indefinitely. 
A) Coal reserves in the U.S.are plentiful. 
B) Much of the coal mined is through mountain top removal and valley fill, which leads to major environmental problems near the mine sites. 
C) When burned, coal gives off a high amount of sulfur compounds and mercury. 
D) Toxic coal ash much be stored indefinitely.

Exam 19: Conventional Energy

In order to extract kerogen, it must be ________.

Uranium fuel is ____________ before it can be put into a reactor.

World coal reserves are substantially smaller than petroleum reserves.

Interest in nuclear power as a major world energy source

Evaluate the costs and benefits (more than economic) of using coal, oil, and natural gas.In your evaluation, provide the pros and cons and the context in which each energy source would work best.

The fuel used in a conventional PWR or BWR nuclear power plant is

Most useful oil deposits are usually found

Power is the

The MOST likely disaster in a nuclear power plant is that

A breeder reactor is designed to

One ____________ of natural gas is that it is ____________ than either coal or oil.

For much of the past decade, battles were going on over oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

The main pollutant released by coal burning is

Worldwide, coal deposits are

Methane produced from animal waste or by digesting garbage is an example of a(n)

Pressurized fluid and chemicals injected into a well are used in a mining process called _____________.

Fossil fuels currently supply about 50 percent of the world's commercial energy supplies.

Improving the fuel economy of cars and light trucks in America would save more oil than is ever likely to be recovered from ANWR.

Most nuclear plants in the United States use _________ to cool fuel rods and run turbines.

Which of the following is NOT a drawback of burning coal for electricity?

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